Soloing Over a Melody in the Jazz Idiom

                  In jazz the drums should always be subservient to the melody.  Therefore, I am going give you a method for learning how to do this and at the end I will put a link to Elvin Jones demonstrating this very topic.
                  Firstly, you have to learn the melody, so grab a Real Book or some sheet music and sing along to the melody of the song that you want to learn.  You don’t have to be great singer, but you do have to sing it.
                  Secondly, learn to play the rhythms of the melody hand to hand on your snare drum (feet basic time – bass drum quarter notes and hi hat 2&4), while singing the melody out loud!!!!!!

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